Sanjaya Malakar is out of American Idol

The controversial American Idol participant, who carried himself to the finals of the competition despite lot of adverse remarks by some of the judges is finally out of the race.

The 17-year-old from Washington state probably knew his fate was sealed going into the show's final 20 minutes: By then, Ryan Seacrest had announced his name as one of a bottom three that would have been unthinkable only the night before. The other two were the far, far superior LaKisha Jones and Blake Lewis. Simon Cowell, who never tried to conceal his annoyance at Sanjaya's endurance despite pitchiness and a series of lackluster performances, all but licked his chops as he said, "I'm beginning to sense something here."

Sanjaya Malakar in American Idol finals

India born Sanjaya Malakar is in finals of American Idol, and that's a controversy for some. He lives to sing another week in American Idols.

General feeling is that he is not good at vocals, but his youth and charm has brought him up to this level. One of the judges on American Idol, Simon Cowell has said he will quit American Idol if Sanjay wins. Cowell says, "He's not going to win. I won't be back if he does!"

Some people are hinting at his ethnicity for the surprising percentage of votes he is getting, Indian population is voting for him in bulk at it appears. But a quick search at google and comments for Sanjaya, you will find he has a good female following for his chicks.

Sanjaya's rise has the effect of Sundance Head getting eliminated. Experts say Sundance had, inarguably, the best voice of any male contestant and was just coming into his own and was a solid candidate for American Idol.